Journal de biologie marine et d'océanographie

Kinorhyncha Distribution in Intertidal Regions of South Andaman Regions

C. Jeeva, P.M. Mohan and M. Muruganantham

Kinorhyncha Distribution in Intertidal Regions of South Andaman Regions

The lesser known taxa of Kinorhyncha are exclusively marine, holobenthic, free-living, meiofaunal species found in all marine habitats. However, the literature review suggested that the information on geographical distribution and taxonomic status of Kinorhyncha is yet to be revealed in larger scale, that also from the tropical seas. Although earlier work was carried out during the year 1969 in the Indian Ocean, the continuity of research was found to be negligible in the latter years. This research article presents a few new reports of the Phylum Kinorhyncha for the waters of the Andaman Islands. The present study was evolved five new reports and one redescription of Kinorhyncha from Andaman Islands, India.